Schools in Reach

Newcastle upon Tyne school finances

5 of 99 schools in Newcastle upon Tyne were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £607k. 10 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
5
Combined deficits
£607k
Heading for deficit
10
Reserves held by the rest
£43.0m

Share of Newcastle upon Tyne's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 5 of 61 schools (8.2%)2018-192019-20: 2 of 58 schools (3.4%)2019-202020-21: 0 of 53 schools (0.0%)2020-212021-22: 1 of 44 schools (2.3%)2021-222022-23: 2 of 41 schools (4.9%)2022-232023-24: 2 of 33 schools (6.1%)2023-242024-25: 5 of 33 schools (15.2%)2024-252025-26: 3 of 33 schools (9.1%)2025-269.1%

Council-run schools only, so years compare like with like; academies report differently and are in the table below.

Back in the black

Schools that were in deficit in an earlier year and are now healthy:

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£243k
-9%
—
+36%
In deficit
-£145k
-3%
—
+4%
In deficit
-£96k
-4%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£71k
-6%
4
-26%
In deficit
-£54k
-3%
—
+16%
Heading for deficit
£8k
0%
4
+6%
Heading for deficit
£20k
1%
2
+95%
Heading for deficit
£27k
2%
3
-19%
Heading for deficit
£44k
2%
4
+7%
Heading for deficit
£70k
2%
2
-1%
Heading for deficit
£88k
5%
4
-5%
Heading for deficit
£100k
5%
3
-21%
Heading for deficit
£160k
4%
5
-3%
Heading for deficit
£226k
5%
4
+17%
Heading for deficit
£339k
7%
2
+89%
Tight
£16k
2%
—
-36%
Tight
£16k
1%
—
-14%
Tight
£30k
2%
—
-14%
Tight
£31k
2%
1
+17%
Tight
£41k
3%
—
-4%
Healthy
£43k
4%
—
-3%
Healthy
£57k
5%
—
+0%
Healthy
£78k
4%
—
+50%
Healthy
£91k
4%
1
-2%
Healthy
£92k
5%
—
-8%
Healthy
£97k
6%
3
+0%
Healthy
£97k
5%
2
+49%
Healthy
£104k
5%
—
+4%
Healthy
£109k
5%
—
-5%
Healthy
£112k
7%
—
+24%
Healthy
£124k
7%
—
-3%
Healthy
£129k
7%
—
-17%
Healthy
£181k
5%
—
+14%
Healthy
£183k
7%
2
+8%
Healthy
£189k
5%
—
+9%

Check at source: DfE benchmarking page for Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle upon Tyne admissions and catchments